Definition of decoys:
(n) :
A person or object meant to lure somebody into danger.
(n) :
A real or fake animal used by hunters to lure game.
(n) :
Deceptive military device used to draw enemy attention or fire away from a more important target.
(v) :
(transitive) To lead into danger by artifice; to lure into a net or snare; to entrap.
(v) :
(intransitive) To act as, or use, a decoy.
(n) :
An assembly of hooped or netted corridors into which wild ducks may be enticed (originally by tame ducks) and trapped.